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Cuomo indicates New York is prepared to probe state criminal charges against Trump Foundation

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Those who have been wondering why the seemingly open-and-shut case of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, a supposed charity being used as little more than a slush fund for the family's own benefit, has mustered only a civil case against the Foundation rather th

Those who have been wondering why the seemingly open-and-shut case of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, a supposed charity being used as little more than a slush fund for the family's own benefit, has mustered only a civil case against the Foundation rather than a criminal one may soon see the other shoe drop: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office is signaling that they will support a criminal investigation into the Foundation at the state attorney general's discretion.
«At Governor Cuomo's direction, the state stands ready to provide the Attorney General with the appropriate criminal referral on this matter if and when she asks for it,» Alphonso David, counsel to the governor, said in a statement.
State Attorney General Barbara Underwood cannot pursue a criminal investigation without such approval; the filing of criminal charges against the Foundation would likely result in a halt to the current civil case, however, and so it's more likely that Underwood will let the (strong) civil case play out before pursuing separate criminal charges.
That civil case will get underway in the fall, immediately before the midterm elections, and the presiding judge has dropped clear hints the Foundation is in a world of trouble. Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump are all named in the lawsuit and, at minimum, face the likely but trivial penalty of being barred from serving on the boards of other nonprofit groups for a year.
Given the seemingly transparent criminal nature of their actions, using a registered charity to personally enrich themselves, dodge taxes, and to strategically assist the Donald Trump presidential campaign, those penalties have long seemed embarrassingly petty. But Attorney General Underwood has already referred those actions to federal agencies for investigation; criminal charges by the state now seem likely as well.
Again, however, it's not likely to be imminent. The state has a strong civil case against the Trump family, and the judge has indicated a desire to move that process along quickly. The state can afford to be patient and let that process play out before beginning a criminal case based on the same evidence. It's not like the Trump family will be hard to find, when the time comes. Read more

Roger Vivier Releases Cat Duet Film for the Holiday Season Starring Catherine Deneuve

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Coinciding with the launch of its Tres Vivier styles for the Holiday Season, is the launch of Roger Vivier’s film starring legendary French actress Catherine Deneuve and other colorful characters. Inspired by Rossini's famous performance piece “Duet for T

Ostberg weighing up partial World RX programme after test

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The Norwegian drove an ES Motorsport Skoda Fabia Supercar at former World RX venue Mettet as he assesses his options for next season. “It was a lot of fun to be honest, I really enjoyed it,” Ostberg told Motorsport.com. “I’ve seen events and I’ve b

Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s First U.S. Project Breaks Ground

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Construction breaks ground on Monroe Blocks, Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s first US project. A mixed-use development featuring modern office space, residential units, restaurants, retail, and outdoor public areas, the project is coming up on the northeast corner

Renault surprised not to fight McLaren in 2018

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When McLaren signed a deal to switch to Renault from Honda for the start of the 2018 campaign, many expected that the Woking-based team would be fighting for podiums and even wins. However, a fundamental aero problem with the team's MCL33 left the outfit stru

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The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced the six winners of the 2019 Richard Rogers Fellowship. The 2019 fellows were chosen from nearly 140 applicants from around the world. The fellows have won a three-and-a-half-month residency at the Wimb

Laguna Seca keeps place on WSBK calendar after all

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The Californian venue issued a statement in November to say that WSBK would not race in North America at all in 2019, and a subsequent provisional calendar had the track missing from its usual mid-July slot. South African track Kyalami was poised to fill thi

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Fitness and gaming have been two of the most popular categories of apps for years, and now a startup founded out of London that has combined the two in a unique way has picked up a big round of funding to capitalise on that. Zwift, an interactive platform fo

Flux raises $7.5M Series A to bring its digital receipts platform to more banks and merchants

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Flux, the London fintech that has built a technology platform for banks and merchants to power itemised digital receipts and a lot more, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. The round is led by VC firm e.ventures (which has previously backed the like

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A milestone was reached recently at the 14th Annual Wrangler Tough Enough to Wear Pink (TETWP) Night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The grassroots cowboy campaign has exceeded the 28 million dollar fundraising mark, as per an official release.“The c

Ehrlacher completes Cyan Racing's 2019 WTCR line-up

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Ehrlacher, the nephew of four-time world champion Yvan Muller, embarked on his second campaign in World Touring Cars in 2018, competing for the Munnich Motorsport Honda Civic outfit in the WTCR world cup. He had initially been due to drive for Muller's YMR Hy

Audi announces unchanged 2019 DTM line-up

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It has decided against making any changes, with the six drivers that represented it this season all staying put with the same teams into next year. Audi's only 2018 race-winner Rene Rast remains alongside Jamie Green at Team Rosberg. Rast, the 2017 champion,

PixelMe raises $1.3 million for its retargeting URL shortener

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Meet PixelMe, a new software-as-a-service startup that wants to help marketers retarget customers using an URL shortener. The company just raised a $1.3 million at a $4 million pre-money valuation — investors now own 22 percent of the company. PixelMe is ta

With trust destroyed, Facebook is haunted by old data deals

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As Facebook colonized the rest of the web with its functionality in hopes of fueling user growth, it built aggressive integrations with partners that are coming under newfound scrutiny through a deeply reported New York Times investigation. Some of what Face

SoftBank Corp shares drop 14% on their first day of trading, but it’s still one of the largest IPOs ever

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SoftBank Corp’s initial public offering today started with a bang before trailing off into a whimper, with the stock falling 14.5 percent during its first day of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company is the mobile unit of conglomerate SoftBank Gr

Tordoff makes Honda switch for 2019 BTCC season

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Tordoff took a year out of the BTCC in 2017 to contest the British GT Championship, but returned to tin-tops this season and drove a Motorbase Performance Ford Focus RS. He took a victory at Silverstone on his way to 11th in the overall standings. AmD acquire

US teams to play in European snow volleyball tour

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When USA Volleyball asked four-time Olympian Lloy Ball to put together a team for a snow volleyball tournament in Moscow this week, the 2008 gold medalist was eager to accept. Never mind that he's never played on the snow before. Or that, at 46, he's not a li

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Badgley Mischka, the iconic American design house that has exemplified timeless glamour for 30 years, recently announced its new flagship store opening at 8619 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood in Los Angeles. The new US store is located in a one-of-a-kind,

Yemeni mom wins fight to fly to US to give dying son kiss

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All Shaima Swileh wants is to give her son one more kiss before he dies. The Yemeni woman is about to get her wish after winning her fight for a waiver from the Trump administration's travel ban so she can fly to California where her 2-year-old son is on lif

“Jewelry World Asia” to Set the Stage of Fine Jewelry in Singapore

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Rare diamonds, precious gems, and unique jewelry resembling artworks — these are the carefully selected, exquisite pieces shown at the first Jewelry World Asia (JWA). It’s the first regional show where only the best jewelry boutiques, designers, and retai